Raphael d’Abdon is a poet, short story writer, researcher, editor and translator. He is the author of four poetry collections, the poetry editor of BKO Literature & Poetry Magazine, and South Africa representative of Africa Haiku Network (AHN). His poems have been translated into Italian, Spanish and Russian, and appear in various journals including New Coin, New Contrast, Transition, Illuminations, Juxta and The Mamba. His most recent publication is Poetic Inquiry as Research. A Decolonial Guide (co-edited with Heidi van Rooyen), Bristol: Policy Press, 2025.
